John 11:47-50

Twentieth_Century(i) 47 Upon this the Chief Priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the High Council, and said: "What are we to do, now that this man is giving so many signs? 48 If we let him alone as we are doing, every one will believe in him; and the Romans will come and will take from us both our City and our Nationality." 49 One of them, however, Caiaphas, who was High Priest that year, said to them: 50 "You are utterly mistaken. You do not consider that it is better for you that one man should die for the people, rather than the whole nation should be destroyed."